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Alastriona & Gwyneira
Wondering opinions on Alastriona and Gwyneira?Two names that popped up in the previous thread. I think Theodora, Hermione & Alastriona fit nicely but not so much Gwyneira, but it's interesting..What middle names would you pair with them?
(to go with Theodora Daphne Hilda & Hermione Winifred Maeve) Hilda & Winifred are both family names, so thining for second middle names either using:
Cecilia, Simone, Jacqueline (less fond of this..), or a form of Elizabeth / Betty.. Suggestions?
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I'm the opposite: I think Gwyneira fits much better with Theodora and Hermione. Alastriona sounds over-the-top and silly, IMO.Gwyneira Simone and Gwyneira Elizabeth are pretty. If I had to, I would use one of those. I'm not sure about a second middle name, and I'm admittedly not very good at making combos with more than one middle name. The only one I can think of from the names on your list is Gwyneira Elizabeth Cecile/Cecilia. Could that work? :/BTW, how do you pronounce Gwyneira? I couldn't get a straight answer when I looked it up.
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Alastriona is very pretty, but I'm not fond of Gwyneira, I prefer Guinevere. I think Simone goes well with both as a middle name.
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I think you'd have to be prepared for a lot of mispronunciation. You'd get uh-lass-tree-OH-na a lot, and gwin-EER-uh.Also with Alastriona when pronounced correctly it would get shortened to Treena straight away so you'd need to be ok with that.They're both nice, just not easy.
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Yeah I think the mispronunciation is a bit of a problem. I want unusual names but ones that are generally not too hard to pronounce..
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I love both, I think Alastriona sounds younger than Gwyneira so it would be good for a 3rd sister. It would be easier as a middle name because it's long, but so are Theodora and Hermione so I think it would work. Alastriona Elspeth Jane
Alastriona Cecily Isolde (if Cecily is close enough to Cecilia)
Alastriona Isobel Sabine
Alastriona Elizabet Vivian
Alastriona Iris Jacqueline (yeah, Jacqueline sounds good in French but not so much in English)
Alastriona Delphine Cecilia
Alastriona Heulwen Sabella Gwyneira Isadora Simone
Gwyneira Jacqueline Octavia
Gwyneira Rosalind Cecilia
Gwyneira Eleanor Sibeal
Gwyneira Morwen Simone
Gwyneira Elizabeth Rose
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I'm sorry, but no. I'd expect to find that sibling set in an overwrought steampunk novel.
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